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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (12 children)

/s is an excellent modifier for sarcasm. There's no tone in text and bold/italic can only do so much. And with how many absolute crackpots are posting all over the internet, I'd prefer to be sure to not lump in a jokester with the absolute nutjobs.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Also helpful for people with trouble reading tone in text cuz of things like autism.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It wouldn't be the first time I get myself into a trouble because of that :(

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

...and writing tone... for the same reasons. 😬

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

To me it's born out of this moment: "Wait, will someone see this joke and think I'm serious? If they did they'd think I'm a psycho..."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sarcasm doesn’t require tone to operate.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (14 children)

People who need tone indicators aren't stupid

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a chance, I've seen quite the share of dumbass takes on here.

[–] altima_neo 13 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I mean I made it here

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Bashing denizens who decide to denote their sarcasm is as /stupid as bashing those who don't. "Oh no, now that the tone has been set the point is ruined!" Gosh, it must suck to be you, I'm genuinely sorry this is the way your brain works.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe, but it seems all the people who think they are better than everyone else because they downloaded a different social media app made their way over here as well.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmy is definitely heavily skewing towards early-adopters. Doesn't mean there can't be dumb early-adopter tho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feeling a bit called out right now.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is some solid grade A pandering. You're aware there's no karma to farm, right?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Our brains so smooth, we slip through the cracks.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

No, there’s me

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All? No way. Many? Sure. That big scary "Federation" thing slows them down.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As an ex-Redditor I do /s reflexively because I assume someone will always be offended. Welcome to the Internet, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

fuck em, that's what i say.

if they don't get it, sucks for them.

other tone markers I'm more likely to do tbh (/gen). some people do struggle to get certain things, and tone markers can help move communication along.

sarcasm is supposed to be a facade. you dont fkin mark it!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, we certainly didn't leave that signature sense of superiority behind.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You've put "/s" on the post title. Now, you've seen it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've seen it.

On unrelated matter: are emojis allowed on lemmy?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As long as it's not every 2-3 words or as cryptic as hieroglyphs, I think decent emoji usage can be acceptable. Like everything, moderation tastes best. 🍻

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Thirteen years ago I saw this same meme but it wondered if we had left all the idiots behind at Digg.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

No, we didn’t. Tons of Reddit trolls are here.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's weird, but I just don't feel the need to as it here. I just sorta assume everyone knows I'm pretty much always being sarcastic, ironic, or both.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

/s' as my sarcasm is plural.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Absolutely not, they're everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Nope, I'm here.

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